Consultant and manager for projects across the globe:- Phosphorous recovery from wastewater- Specialist in European legislation (Waste Treatment, Emissions Directive)- Strategy concepts and studies for the waste business- Development of waste treatment assetsWe provide consultancy services in waste management, resource efficiency, renewable energy and environmental projects. Experience in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

Leader of the demonstration project on high efficiency power to gas technology at the Institute of Energy Technology. Power to gas and power to X are a key technologies in the energy transition.Check our website: https://www.iet.hsr.ch/index.php?id=12526&L=4

Lobbying and Advocacy for the Holcim Group at EU level, in the areas of waste co-processing in cement kilns, environmental protection, manufacturing technology, waste treatment, product stewardship and occupational health and safety.Active participation in industry associations Cembureau and Eucopro. Member of the Technical Working Group for Review of the European Waste Treatment BREF.Coordination of Holcim European business in waste pre- and co-processing.Lead of strategic projects in the above areas with advisory and consulting role for top management.

Lobbying and Advocacy for the Holcim Group at EU level, in the areas of waste co-processing in cement kilns, environmental protection, manufacturing technology, waste treatment, product stewardship and occupational health and safety.Active participation in industry associations Cembureau and Eucopro.Coordination of Holcim European business in waste pre- and co-processing.Lead of strategic projects in the above areas with advisory and consulting role for top management.

Coached Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials (AFR ) business units of Holcim, developing business strategies aligned with Group standards and policies.Led elaboration of EU-Funded R&D proposals for resource intensive industries, coordinating company and external teams, for example in the C2CA project.Led an internal Innovation project for the sustainable use of Sewage Sludge as energy and materials resource with phosphorus recovery

Coached Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials (AFR) business units of Holcim in the Mediterranean and Africa developing business strategies aligned with Group standards and policies.Elaboration of advocacy materials (e.g. video ‘Valuable Waste’) and advocacy presentations at international industry forums.Assessment and optimization projects for AFR operations in multi-disciplinary, international teams, covering operations cost and efficiency as well as occupational safety.Led the first company project on Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) comparing waste treatment in cement kilns with best local alternatives in 3 countries.

Key liaison between the 3 departments and the division’s Head and between the division and further functions. Extensive use of communications and negotiation skills in aligning work and ensuring delivery on top management demands.Structured the division’s management processes introducing tools for activity planning, communications, project management and budgeting.Responsible for divisional strategy meetings and Holcim sounding board on Sustainable Development, developed the first concept for Holcim’s strategy on reduction of key emissions.Led a cross-functional project on petroleum coke, a strategic fuel for the Group, addressing technical, environmental and procurement challenges.

Led and worked in capital expenditure projects and feasibility studies, success-fully pooling competencies across functional areas. Developed innovative plant concepts and mediated related commercial negotiations.Co-developed the ‘Plant Master Plan’ medium term planning tool that aligns market, strategy and technical needs of cement plants

Design, execution and evaluation of experiments on a pilot-scale gasification plant.Development of sampling and analytical technique for tar by-products with Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer.Supervise plant maintenance technicians, undergraduate thesis and trainees.

Design, construction and commissioning of experimental installation to study fluidized-bed gasification of wood and waste plastics for residue-based biofuels. Project sponsored by the Swiss Bundesamt für Energie.Research focus: recovery of biomass, biomass waste and plastic waste for the production of synthetic biofuels.

Study of the combustion of coal-water-slurry in fluidized beds in a project sponsored by Bebrüder Sulzer AG. Research focus: in-situ desulphurization of flue gases to meet Swiss air emission standards when using coal.Supervision of trainees and undergraduate students thesis.

Support in lectures and laboratory exercises.Supervision of undergraduate term papers and the institute’s laboratory courses.